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Astana city capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Astana - the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan (since December 10, 1997). The city's population of about 700 thousand people. The city is second in the country by population after the Alma-Ata. Located in northern Kazakhstan on the river Ishim in place of its closest approach to the river Nuroy. Astana - the coldest capital of the world, after Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. And probably the most windy ... Astana is in a very flat, semi-desert steppe region which covers most of the country's territory. The elevation of Astana is at 347 metres (1,138 ft) above sea level. Astana is in a spacious steppe landscape, in the transient area between the north of Kazakhstan and the extremely thinly settled national center, because of the river Ishim. The older boroughs lie north of the river, whilst the new boroughs are located south of the Ishim.

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Astana - the capital of Kazakhstan. In 1997, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to move the capital from Almaty to Astana (Tselinograd). This decision was motivated by an important geopolitical location of the city - the center of Kazakhstan and the Eurasian continent - the existence of the necessary transport and communication infrastructure. In 1998, the country's leadership decided to rename the new capital - it was given the name &quot;Astana&quot;, which in Kazakh language means &quot;capital&quot;.

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And 38-storey residential building, one of the residential complex &quot;Grand Alatau« View from the &quot;Triumph of Astana '

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(right) Temir Joly &quot;(Office of the railway of Kazakhstan) - On the roof stylobate is one of the fire and evacuation elevators complex (reds box). This is the first in the world of exterior fire-recovery system in which elevators are moved by rail facade.

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(right) &quot;Tower Automotive&quot; (Lighter) - The building houses the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. - In 2006 the building was a fire, which burnt down all the upper floors.

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Baiterek - a monument in the center of Astana. - Built on the sketches of the British architect Norman Foster. At the top level &quot;ball&quot;, within which is a bar and a panoramic room.